100 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in France

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 4.67M citations received by 234K academic papers made by 120 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#28 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Electrical Engineering

#37 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

3. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Electrical Engineering

#42 in Europe

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

4. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Electrical Engineering

#57 in Europe

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

5. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#59 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

6. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Electrical Engineering

#78 in Europe

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

7. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Electrical Engineering

#89 in Europe

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

8. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Electrical Engineering

#99 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

9. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Electrical Engineering

#122 in Europe

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

10. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Electrical Engineering

#139 in Europe

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Electrical Engineering

#171 in Europe

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

12. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#172 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

13. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Electrical Engineering

#173 in Europe

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

14. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Electrical Engineering

#188 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 2018

15. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Electrical Engineering

#200 in Europe

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

16. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#221 in Europe

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

17. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Electrical Engineering

#229 in Europe

#646 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Electrical Engineering

#238 in Europe

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,490
Founded: 1970

19. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#243 in Europe

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

20. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Electrical Engineering

#256 in Europe

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

21. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Electrical Engineering

#258 in Europe

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

22. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Electrical Engineering

#267 in Europe

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

23. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Electrical Engineering

#276 in Europe

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

24. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Electrical Engineering

#281 in Europe

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

25. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Electrical Engineering

#295 in Europe

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

26. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Electrical Engineering

#301 in Europe

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

27. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Electrical Engineering

#302 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

28. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Electrical Engineering

#307 in Europe

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 25,078
Founded: 1431

29. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Electrical Engineering

#317 in Europe

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

30. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Electrical Engineering

#319 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

31. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Electrical Engineering

#325 in Europe

#911 in the World

Enrollment: 21,550
Founded: 1423

32. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#328 in Europe

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

33. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#333 in Europe

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

34. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Electrical Engineering

#339 in Europe

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

35. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Electrical Engineering

#366 in Europe

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

36. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#369 in Europe

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

37. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

38. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Electrical Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

39. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Electrical Engineering

#392 in Europe

#1165 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

40. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Electrical Engineering

#402 in Europe

#1197 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

41. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#413 in Europe

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

42. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Electrical Engineering

#414 in Europe

#1224 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

43. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#426 in Europe

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

44. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#430 in Europe

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

45. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Electrical Engineering

#432 in Europe

#1283 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

46. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Electrical Engineering

#434 in Europe

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,091
Founded: 1992

47. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Electrical Engineering

#436 in Europe

#1301 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

48. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Electrical Engineering

#439 in Europe

#1306 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

49. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#451 in Europe

#1359 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

50. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Electrical Engineering

#458 in Europe

#1376 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

51. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Electrical Engineering

#459 in Europe

#1385 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

52. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Electrical Engineering

#470 in Europe

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

53. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Electrical Engineering

#480 in Europe

#1449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

54. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Electrical Engineering

#484 in Europe

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

55. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Electrical Engineering

#486 in Europe

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

56. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Electrical Engineering

#487 in Europe

#1469 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

57. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Electrical Engineering

#494 in Europe

#1496 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

58. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Electrical Engineering

#500 in Europe

#1509 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

59. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Electrical Engineering

#506 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

60. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Electrical Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

61. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Electrical Engineering

#510 in Europe

#1573 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

62. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Electrical Engineering

#516 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

63. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Electrical Engineering

#522 in Europe

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

64. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Electrical Engineering

#525 in Europe

#1632 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

65. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Electrical Engineering

#547 in Europe

#1776 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

66. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Electrical Engineering

#556 in Europe

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

67. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Electrical Engineering

#569 in Europe

#1877 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

68. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Electrical Engineering

#577 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

69. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#580 in Europe

#1957 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

70. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Electrical Engineering

#584 in Europe

#1987 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

71. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#589 in Europe

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,704
Founded: 2019

72. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Electrical Engineering

#590 in Europe

#2020 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

73. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Electrical Engineering

#592 in Europe

#2026 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

74. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#593 in Europe

#2031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

75. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Electrical Engineering

#602 in Europe

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

76. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Electrical Engineering

#603 in Europe

#2052 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

77. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Electrical Engineering

#617 in Europe

#2117 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

78. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Electrical Engineering

#623 in Europe

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,650
Founded: 1901

79. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#625 in Europe

#2158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

80. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#639 in Europe

#2216 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

81. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Electrical Engineering

#644 in Europe

#2252 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

82. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Electrical Engineering

#649 in Europe

#2271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

83. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Electrical Engineering

#652 in Europe

#2283 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

84. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Electrical Engineering

#655 in Europe

#2300 in the World

Founded: 1994

85. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Electrical Engineering

#665 in Europe

#2339 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

86. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Electrical Engineering

#670 in Europe

#2350 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

87. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#683 in Europe

#2407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

88. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Electrical Engineering

#693 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

89. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Electrical Engineering

#732 in Europe

#2638 in the World

Founded: 2017

90. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#756 in Europe

#2742 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

91. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Electrical Engineering

#764 in Europe

#2788 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

92. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#767 in Europe

#2816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

93. Graduate School of Information Technology, Electronics, Automation

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#802 in Europe

#3008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 1,648
Founded: 1958

94. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Electrical Engineering

#807 in Europe

#3035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,009
Founded: 2003

95. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Electrical Engineering

#810 in Europe

#3042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,022
Founded: 1961

96. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#824 in Europe

#3089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

97. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#835 in Europe

#3146 in the World

Founded: 1828

98. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Electrical Engineering

#839 in Europe

#3167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

99. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Electrical Engineering

#847 in Europe

#3208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

100. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Electrical Engineering

#877 in Europe

#3318 in the World

Founded: 1907

The best cities to study Electrical Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Saint Martin d'Heres, Orsay, and Villeurbanne.